Dohar (Bengali: দোহার) is an upazila of Dhaka District in the division of Dhaka, Bangladesh. The upazila is situated in the southernmost part of Dhaka District. The Padma River borders the southern part of the upazila.
Dohar
দোহার | |
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Upazila | |
![]() ![]() Dohar Location in Bangladesh | |
Coordinates: 23°35.7′N 90°7.3′E | |
Country | ![]() |
Division | Dhaka Division |
District | Dhaka District |
Area | |
• Total | 121.41 km2 (46.88 sq mi) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 226,439 |
• Density | 1,900/km2 (4,800/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+6 (BST) |
Postal code | 1330 |
Website | Website of Dohar |
During the British period, farmers in this area were forced to cultivate nil (indigo) and joined the indigo rebellion.[1] Mahatma Gandhi visited the area in 1940.[1]
Dohar is an upazila of Dhaka district is located at 23.5958°N 90.1222°E / 23.5958; 90.1222. It has 31,645 households and a total area of 161.49 km2. One of the largest rivers of Bangladesh, the Padma, is situated in the southern, south central-western and south-western part of Dohar. This upazila is bordered by Nawabganj, Sri Nagar and a small part of Sirajdikhan, which is an upazila of the district Munshiganj (formerly known as Bikrampur). North side Manikgonj Dist. and West side is Padma river/Faridpur Dist.
As of the 2011 Bangladesh census, Dohar has a population of 2,26,439. Males constituted 47.27% of the population and females 52.73%. This upazila's eighteen-up population is 1,51,770. Dohar had an average literacy rate of 32.9% (7+ years) compared with the national average of 32.4% literacy. The rate of literacy is increasing nowadays.[2]
Dohar Upazila is divided into Dohar Municipality and eight union parishads: Bilaspur, Kushumhati, Mahmudpur, Muksudpur, Narisha, Nayabari, Roypara, and Sutarpara. The union parishads are subdivided into 91 mauzas and 133 villages.
Dohar Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 26 mahallas.[3]
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Headquarters: Dhaka | ||
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Faridpur District |
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Gazipur District |
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Gopalganj District |
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Kishoreganj District | ||
Madaripur District | ||
Manikganj District |
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Munshiganj District |
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Narayanganj District | ||
Narsingdi District | ||
Rajbari District |
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Shariatpur District |
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Tangail District |
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